by Julie Turner | Nov 1, 2017 | What's Happening
We had another fun day at Houghton Road Centre today, with about 60 people in total attending the ‘Churches Together’ Family Fun Day. Alison had invited Be Well Barnsley to give us ideas for healthy eating (fruit kebabs): The Dearne area Children’s...
by Julie Turner | Oct 29, 2017 | What's Happening
Dave’s sermon on Elijah tonight looked at how hard it can be when God does not necessarily work in the ways we expect. The poem ‘Secure Uncertainty’ reflects my own thoughts on this theme, fuelled by our studies on the Psalms of Lament which give us...
by Julie Turner | Oct 29, 2017 | What's Happening
Dave continued his series on Elijah tonight, looking at 1 Kings 19:1-8. Elijah, the fearless, uncompromising prophet who rebuked kings face to face, had just won a great victory over the prophets of Baal, but surprisingly perhaps, instead of standing firm in this...
by Julie Turner | Oct 29, 2017 | What's Happening
Garry spoke this morning on ‘settlers and seekers’, basing his sermon on 2 Corinthians 3:18 which talks of the daily transformation God is wanting to work in each one of us. The transformational rate of change may vary (with change being more visible early...
by Julie Turner | Oct 29, 2017 | What's Happening
Due to a variety of computer problems, I’ve not been able to upload the photos kindly taken by Alan at the Macmillan Coffee Morning at the end of September. Hopefully, that is now resolved!
by Julie Turner | Oct 27, 2017 | What's Happening
“Big boys don’t cry” is an apparently innocuous instruction to young boys which could be said to characterise the “stiff upper lip” approach of traditional British culture. It owes more to Victorian beliefs than to the Bible. The Bible is...
